Shocking moment controversial MAFS UK groom Alex’s ‘wife swap’ secret is exposed as first dinner party explodes
MARRIED At First Sight UK will see its most dramatic scenes of the series so far as groom Alex Henry’s ‘wife swap’ scandal is exposed.
Wednesday night’s first dinner party of the current run descends into chaos, as a sneak peek clip at the end of tonight’s episode showed.
Viewers will recall how Alex courted controversy during the stag do when he admitted to the other grooms, as well as bride Charlie who joined them on the stag, that he would be open to ‘wife swapping’ if he didn’t gel with who he is paired with.
He said: “I need to be mentally stimulated. What if I am not totally attracted to my wife? And there is another lady I’m attracted to.”
He then continued: “You go into this and you have to consider every option, have you not?”
The rest of the group reacted in horror to his confession, as did viewers watching at home who slammed him on social media for his crass remark.
So far, however, Alex’s bride Holly Ditchfield – who wed him on Monday night’s episode, has been in the dark about his comments.
But that is all about to change when she meets the rest of the couples for the first time at the first dinner party.
As the preview clip shows, she is soon filled in on what her new husband said before he met her.
The footage of the next instalment sees Holly announcing: “He has made a comment that he would swap wives.”
“Ross told me that,” chips in fellow bride Sacha Jones.
Alex is then showing saying to pal Orson: “When I start seeing things I don’t like, time’s up.”
The action then jumps ahead to the couples sat around the dinner table, where Holly yells at Alex: “I’m not coping with someone who is so f***ing disrespectful. Never would a man be around my kids who speaks like that.”
As Alex scowls, the other couples look on in horror.
“Let me tell ya, Let me f***ing tell ya,” Holly continues as she gets up from the table.
“Cool, yeah, walk on” Alex dismisses, as Eve comes over to comfort a fuming Holly.
“Straight out the door mate, ” Holly then snaps back as she storms out the room.
Married At First Sight continues tomorrow night at 9pm on E4 and streams on Channel 4.
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”